https://twitter.com/ECarsReport/status/965917490256658435?t=1&cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw==&refsrc=email&iid=2cd5fb5898224f3facca00ead681ca21&uid=917878446&nid=244+272699392 Fook, watch this!!!! https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/1...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Can Your Plug-In Hybrid SUV Do This? Land Rover Takes On China’s Dragon Challenge
News just in.. https://twitter.com/ChargedEVs?t=1&...a8b70510376eb&uid=917878446&nid=244 293670925 https://futurism.com/new-report-majority-public-buses-electric-2025/ Nearly half of the world's bus fleet will be electric by 2025, according to a new Bloomberg report. China will be a major player in this global trend. https://electriccarsreport.com/2018...meters/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Hyundai NEXO will have range of 609 kilometers https://twitter.com/electriccarsite...a8b70510376eb&uid=917878446&nid=244 281088001 Nissan sees 2025 as turning point for electric cars Battery vehicles will stay more expensive than petrol versions until then, says executive https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/18/evs-can-actually-save-time-depending-driving-circumstances/ Myth: electric cars are inconvenient because charging takes longer than filling up a gas tank. Short answer: Electric cars are actually more convenient for many or most people because you can charge at home, at work, at the shop, or at other common destinations while doing other things. It just takes a few seconds to plug in or unplug. You don’t need to go out of your way to a gas station, possibly wait in lines, fill up, pay, get back in the car, and get back on your path. You also don’t have to go in for oil changes, smog checks, for muffler replaces, for belt and hose replacements, and for other maintenance that simple electric drivetrains don’t require.
https://electriccarsreport.com/2018...-japan/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Nissan And DeNa To Start Easy Ride Robo-Vehicle Mobility Service Trial In Japan https://insideevs.com/tesla-introdu...381d1a676722d&uid=917878446&nid=244 285282312 Tesla Introduces New Workplace Charging Program beyond Superchargers and Destination Chargers http://www.seattlemag.com/news-and-...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer A New Seattle Program Will Set Aside Parking Spots Throughout the City for Electric Vehicle Charging https://electriccarsreport.com/2018...-santo/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Renault and EEM create first “smart island” in Porto Santo Groupe Renault, European electric vehicle leader, and EEM Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira, SA, which produces, transports and distributes and sells electricity on the two inhabited Portuguese islands of Madeira archipelago (Madeira and Porto Santo), announced the launch of a smart electric ecosystem on the island of Porto Santo. The government of the Autonomous Region of Madeira will roll out an innovative programme in Porto Santo, known as Sustainable Porto Santo – Smart Fossil Free Island, to facilitate the energy transition. EEM, which is in charge of the programme’s energy and electric mobility, has chosen Groupe Renault as its partner for electric mobility solutions. This world-first smart island uses electric vehicles, second-life batteries, smart charging and V2G to boost the island’s energy independence and stimulate the production of renewable energy. Groupe Renault, EEM and their partners have been working since the beginning of the year on this project, which is expected to last 18 months. https://electrek.co/2018/02/21/merc...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer A first look at Mercedes-Benz’s latest all-electric truck: the eActros A BIG ONE: https://twitter.com/OEVAorg/status/...fedc39b428532&uid=917878446&nid=244 272699392 Fossil Fuel Giants Have Some Big Problems Ahead Of Them
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/2...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Electric Car Myth Buster — The Electrical Grid https://twitter.com/ECarsReport/sta...d236780a0293e&uid=917878446&nid=244 293670912 More than One Million Monthly Charging Sessions on ChargePoint Network Highlight Historic EV Growth https://twitter.com/OEVAorg/status/...8e48a018537e3&uid=917878446&nid=244 272699392 Solar and Electric Cars Panel Presentation https://twitter.com/ECarsReport/sta...8e48a018537e3&uid=917878446&nid=244 281088000
Here's some real progress: Energy storage leap could slash electric car charging times Development of new material for supercapacitors has potential to raise range to that of petrol cars Mon 26 Feb 2018 Researchers have claimed a breakthrough in energy storage technology that could enable electric cars to be driven as far as petrol and diesel vehicles, and recharge in minutes rather than hours. Teams from Bristol University and Surrey University developed a next-generation material for supercapacitors, which store electric charge and can be replenished faster than normal batteries. This could allow cars to recharge in 10 minutes, rather than the eight hours it can take to replenish the lithium-ion batteries in current electric vehicles. The technology has sufficient energy density to comfortably surpass the 200 to 350-mile ranges of leading battery-powered cars such as Teslas, according to its backers. https://www.theguardian.com/environ...acitors-electric-car-batteries-charging-times
The guardian says "Here's some real progress:" Think about the physics of this process You can take the energy out over more than 200 to 350 miles of car use. You can put it all back in in 10 minutes How many Megawatts of the UK power grid must be devoted to this I've got a bridge in lower Manhatten for you to buy with the spare change from this process. ...T
It would be best for all if they used wireless charging tech (charge by induction) that was built into the road, so you could drive endlessly with out worrying to make any stops to recharge.
There's already a test piece of roadbed in France for the purpose of investigating wireless charging there was a picture and a short report of it last year in E&T Magazine , the monthly publication of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) amazing what google can do for one https://eandt.theiet.org/content/ar...er-roads-to-top-up-the-battery-while-driving/ this is not the one I was thinking of , it's referred to though in the last para ...T
Well tonto's link did show something else, and that the U.K. needs more than others have been posting about those EV advances And if the electric is free... then it's almost stupid not to use wireless charging. Now if they use "charging stations" that would will allow for future fees to recharge
Free electricity was only meant as a short term boost... Until we overcome Capitalism and install Tesla as our patron saint... https://www.utilitydive.com/news/te...viros-unite-to-push-electric-vehicles/517330/ https://electrek.co/2018/02/27/hyundai-kona-electric-compact-suv/ https://electriccarsreport.com/2018...ermany/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Wait a few decades, 'till we hit the bloody proverbial wall... no fossil fuels in sufficient quantities and see....
No idea how that capitalism works? They will own the renewable resource industry for even more profit opps... looks like they already started getting their grip on that
"Getting their grip on..." is not exactly the same as "being fully ready" when the s**t hits the fan, is it? Never heard of "cyclical crisis" in Capitalism? Even the latest ones? Shoot, you seem to have lived on Mars or summat... Perhaps you should start studying...